Actually, listening to the title crack of Aguirre right now, and I can hear the vinyl clicks. Jees, and they licensed this from Fricke's family, too! Guess the original tapes are long gone...
― Joe (Joe), Saturday, 19 June 2004 02:07 (fourteen years ago) Permalink
― el sabor de gene (yournullfame), Saturday, 19 June 2004 05:56 (fourteen years ago) Permalink
I believe they are. Bounus tracks?!??!?
― Dadaismus (Dada), Saturday, 19 June 2004 14:28 (fourteen years ago) Permalink
Disappointing if that is true, especially since as it is their albums are already pretty notorious for shuffling around (or re-recording) the same music on different albums.
― Joe (Joe), Saturday, 19 June 2004 21:59 (fourteen years ago) Permalink
i've seen just about all of herzog's films at least once. 'signs of life' is really pretty good. i had no idea that florian was in 'kaspar hauser', and that he's in some of my favorite scenes in that film. the guy who plays kaspar hauser, bruno s., is also in another of herzog's called 'stroszek' which is pretty good too.
― urker, Saturday, 19 June 2004 22:45 (fourteen years ago) Permalink
In Kaspar, Fricke looks uncannily Beethoven-like, as if he had stepped right out of the Romantic era...
― Joe (Joe), Saturday, 19 June 2004 23:01 (fourteen years ago) Permalink
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― John 2, Saturday, 17 July 2004 18:41 (fourteen years ago) Permalink
AffenstundeAgape/AgapeEinsjäger und SiebenjägerHosianna MantraAguirre
They are very good, and I A/B-ed them with my Spalax issues, and the new ones sound a bit (though noticeably) better - more "open" sounding, perhaps. some of them are vinyl transfers by the sound of it. Pretty well done, though not as good as the transfer on High Tide's "Sea Shanties, for example. They all come in little gatefold cardboard sleeves w/a little booklet. It appears that there are only 2 booklets, going on the ones I have - one for the regular albums, one for the soundtracks. Some of the blurb in the booklets is OK, but it's a little unsatisfying in some way. There are some good pictures, including a few I hadn't seen before. the bonus tracks are generally good, though the one on "agiurre" sounds suspiciously like one of the regular album tracks with a sampled ethnicky percussion loop overlayed, which sucks. The extras on "Einsjaeger..." are the best, 2 little pieces in the Hoheleid Salomos/Letze Tage..." style, IE more of the same, but bore of this same = more of what I want. I am REALLY looking forward to picking up "Das Hoheleid Salomos", "Letzte Tage Letzte Nacht" and "Der Nacht der Seele", because they are my favourites. I'm also interested to hear what's on "Cobra Verde" because I remember there being tow different versions of this when it came out.
I found myself getting faintly annoyed at how little Danny Fischelsher got mentioned in the blurb. That seems unfair somehow.
It would be good if they also issued "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee"
― Pashmina (Pashmina), Thursday, 6 January 2005 13:00 (fourteen years ago) Permalink
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― Dadaismus (Dada), Thursday, 6 January 2005 13:04 (fourteen years ago) Permalink
I should also point out that all the reissues I bought have the proper dynamics, IE they haven't been loudness-maximised. Honestly, I was so relieved about this that I had a lump in my throat! (true!)
A little while ago, I also picked up the reissue of "shepherd's Symphony" (or whatever it's called) from the same series. It's really bad.
Also Also Also!!! ! I tried to play my CD of "For You and Me" the other night, and it had self-destructed!! All the metal foil had come away from the plastic disc!
― Pashmina (Pashmina), Thursday, 6 January 2005 13:12 (fourteen years ago) Permalink
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― Pashmina (Pashmina), Monday, 7 February 2005 13:00 (fourteen years ago) Permalink
been listening to Nosferatu a lot recently. I would rate that one much higher than dadaismus does, but I rate the spare minimal electronics much higher, and think they balance out the other lovely band parts... actually I'd even say it's a good place to start for the atmospheric side of the band. With Letzte Tage, letzte Nächte being a good place to start for the transcendental heavy rock side.
― (Jon L), Monday, 7 February 2005 20:54 (fourteen years ago) Permalink
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― Dadrock, Meshach and Abednego (Dada), Friday, 8 April 2005 11:30 (thirteen years ago) Permalink
― Joe (Joe), Friday, 8 April 2005 14:29 (thirteen years ago) Permalink
― Baaderonixx cancels each other out (Fabfunk), Wednesday, 20 July 2005 12:19 (thirteen years ago) Permalink
seriously, dadaismus' pocket reviews up there are gold, though Nosferatu & Aguirre are two of my absolute favorites precisely because they mix the electronic & rock sides of the band so well, some people don't like the minimal moog solos
― milton parker (Jon L), Wednesday, 20 July 2005 17:36 (thirteen years ago) Permalink
i haven't heard that much of their stuff, tho.
― Ian John50n (orion), Wednesday, 20 July 2005 17:41 (thirteen years ago) Permalink
― Ô¿Ô (eman), Wednesday, 20 July 2005 22:26 (thirteen years ago) Permalink
― Joe (Joe), Thursday, 21 July 2005 00:42 (thirteen years ago) Permalink
and I'd like to second Florian's appearance in Kaspar Hauser. Heartbreaking. Kaspar listens to Florian play the piano, never having experienced art and music and it's power before, and says something along the lines of "why does my heart feel so heavy?"
― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Thursday, 21 July 2005 03:01 (thirteen years ago) Permalink
― SoHoLa (SoHoLa), Thursday, 21 July 2005 13:16 (thirteen years ago) Permalink
― Baaderonixx cancels each other out (Fabfunk), Friday, 22 July 2005 13:06 (thirteen years ago) Permalink
so i'm listening to the first in the list, aguirre, on headphones and... WTF THERE ARE LOUD VINYL POPS ALL OVER THIS BITCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i don't even want to listen to the others now. all i can think about is the money i shelled out for SHITTY VINYL TO CD TRANSFERS.
― amon (eman), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 01:09 (thirteen years ago) Permalink
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― Diddyismus the Blind (of Alexandria) (Dada), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 11:54 (thirteen years ago) Permalink
i'm really amazed at how good these albums are. and i've only got about half of them. apparently when you line all the cds up the spines will form an image which i believe is the same one of fricke on the back cover. the repetitive booklets seem kind of lazy but whatever.
anyone notice how Black Dice sound like "Affenstunde"?
― amon (eman), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 12:55 (thirteen years ago) Permalink
― Baaderonixx on a long black leash (Fabfunk), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 13:30 (thirteen years ago) Permalink
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― amon (eman), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 01:04 (thirteen years ago) Permalink
the music for both films is credited to Fricke. and it's easily possible to imagine this piece made by Popol Vuh, although it doesn't sound quite like anything else I've heard by them. could it be the piece is by someone else? (if so, ideas please?!) however, similar chords seem to sound in some more Vuh-like music that appears later in Steiner - so maybe it's just an intro to a longer piece.
due to the number of comments all around (check internet) about unreleased Herzog Popol Vuh, I'm guessing the same piece struck a chord with others...
― Paul (scifisoul), Saturday, 18 March 2006 05:24 (twelve years ago) Permalink
― Joe (Joe), Saturday, 18 March 2006 17:54 (twelve years ago) Permalink
1. "Selig sind, die da hungern Selig sind, die da dürsten nach GerechtigkeitJa, sie sollen satt werden." 5:59
2. "Tanz der Chassidim" 3:12
3. "Selig sind, die da hier weinenJa, sie sollen später lachen." 5:07 4. "Selig sind, die da willig arm sindJa, ihrer ist das Himmelreich." 3:10
5. "Selig sind, die da Leid tragenJa, sie sollen getröstet werden." 3:39
6. "Selig sind die SanfmütigenJa, sie werden einst die Erde erben." 2:30
7. "Selig sind, die da reinen Herzens sindJa, sie sollen Gott schauen." 2:33
8. "Ja, sie sollen Gottes Kinder heissenAgnus dei, Agnus dei." 2:39
― o -- (eman), Saturday, 18 March 2006 19:32 (twelve years ago) Permalink
― Joe (Joe), Saturday, 18 March 2006 20:12 (twelve years ago) Permalink
"YOGA is an unauthorized release. Some Indian musicians visited me in my studio, and somebody else took the tapes and sold them under the name of Popol Vuh, but it had nothing to do with Popol Vuh, really. I'm playing harmonium and organ. I think it was released in Italy."
Florian Fricke, interview on Eurock.com
― o -- (eman), Saturday, 18 March 2006 21:26 (twelve years ago) Permalink
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― Il mio nome e' Dadaismus (Dada), Friday, 16 June 2006 08:05 (twelve years ago) Permalink
He started young:
http://www.popolvuh.nl/d/files/DF_15.jpg
― Alan Alba (Tom D.), Thursday, 5 July 2018 07:06 (seven months ago) Permalink
listen folks no one lives forever and i have been on this quest for some time
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Thursday, 5 July 2018 12:29 (seven months ago) Permalink
Where is he living? If I find myself in Berlin this Christmas I'll look for him
― Ich bin kein Berliner (alex in mainhattan), Wednesday, 11 July 2018 15:16 (seven months ago) Permalink
How can that be Berlin? The grass is cut.
― Evan, Wednesday, 11 July 2018 15:23 (seven months ago) Permalink
why am I wasting my life in America sitting inside, wearing vests with shirts under them?
― com rad erry red flag (f. hazel), Wednesday, 11 July 2018 15:39 (seven months ago) Permalink
Actually I suppose that is the Englischer Garten in Munich as afaik Amon Düül II are still located there. The next gig is the Finkenbach festival on August, 10th, so if you really want to see Danny, you should go there.Finkenbach is also called the Woodstock in the Odenwald. It is about one hour by car South of Frankfurt/Main.http://www.finki-festival.de/finki_programm.html
― Ich bin kein Berliner (alex in mainhattan), Wednesday, 11 July 2018 17:02 (seven months ago) Permalink
gah! I'll be over there, but not until December probably. bet he'll be wearing a shirt then!
― com rad erry red flag (f. hazel), Wednesday, 11 July 2018 17:08 (seven months ago) Permalink
Crazy name, crazy guy.
― Alan Alba (Tom D.), Wednesday, 11 July 2018 17:08 (seven months ago) Permalink
it looks like he has about 6 arms in that photo!
i can't zip on over to munich until i get my passport renewed and i doubt that is going to happen with such short notice (it's not)
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Wednesday, 11 July 2018 20:38 (seven months ago) Permalink
what other of their stuff sounds like this? anything in particular
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boDIzneIIfE
― global tetrahedron, Wednesday, 11 July 2018 21:20 (seven months ago) Permalink
Well there's basically 18 minutes of that track on the second side of the "Spirit of Peace" album.
― Alan Alba (Tom D.), Wednesday, 11 July 2018 21:24 (seven months ago) Permalink
love the sound of that
― global tetrahedron, Wednesday, 11 July 2018 21:27 (seven months ago) Permalink
Also "Brüder des Schattens – Söhne des Lichts" and "Die Nacht der Seele" albums.
― Alan Alba (Tom D.), Wednesday, 11 July 2018 21:32 (seven months ago) Permalink
also there's probably a lot of roy montgomery albums you would enjoy
― com rad erry red flag (f. hazel), Wednesday, 11 July 2018 21:47 (seven months ago) Permalink
i’ve dabbled in him but didnt find anything i really loved right off the bat like this. i like the syncopated guitar parts and the trance-like feel. i’m all ears for recommendations though!
― global tetrahedron, Wednesday, 11 July 2018 22:23 (seven months ago) Permalink
I think the music on side two of Spirit of Peace IS King Minos II
― com rad erry red flag (f. hazel), Thursday, 12 July 2018 00:10 (seven months ago) Permalink
it definitely is- more layers and stuff obviously. love it
― global tetrahedron, Thursday, 12 July 2018 01:53 (seven months ago) Permalink
Same track yes, if not the same recording, which is why putting it as a bonus track on "Einsjager" and calling it "King Minos II" makes no sense.
― Alan Alba (Tom D.), Thursday, 12 July 2018 07:48 (seven months ago) Permalink